Daily Republican., 1887-03-31
MEN OF MILLIONS.
Correspondence OF the Philadslpaia Pre-

Correspondents OF the Philadelphia Press.
John Mackay, the suddenly enrich
ed, and one of the "bonanza" kings of
1879 in Nevada, is perhaps one OF the
best known of all the men who made
millions during the days that Nevada
poured out her treasures to enrich the
lucky and persistent lrishmen. John
Mackay, the one time miner and Ia
borer, now mixes with the great world
OF two continents. l saw him short
time ago-the same unassuming man
as of yore-quiet, gentlemanly, of
plain attire, sporting u So 80 nickel
watch without chain, and wearing
absolutely no jewelry. He was &C
companied by q well known Com
stocker, one Dick Dey,a sort OF groom
OF the chambers or jumping jack TO
keep off strikers. Mackay spends most
OF his time in this country personally
looking after his banking and tele-
graph interests, while MADAME Ia
Duchesse," as some envous California
danes have ironically entitled Mrs.
Mackay, spends all her time in Eu-
rope. The rise of the .bonanza" firm
sounds like miracle, but Mrs. Mack
avs career has been still more sirik-
ing.
The daughter of q resident Of Ne
vada City, Cal, she was early noted
for her rich, yolup,uous beauty. She
married practicipg physician. who
''early in the game" became addicted
to the wine cup. Hoping to better
his fortunes, and possibly to reform his
habits, he migrated to Virginia City
previous to 1870. Here he gave free
play to his appetite tor whisky. and il
was but a short time ere he ''passed
in his chips" His wife was left PENN
less. With true American sand
she started in to make living for her
sell and children. She kept a board
ing house, and, as the Paris Figaro
satirically said a lew years ago in ,
notice of Madame: "rhe miners wer,
united in their judgment that it was a
good boarding house as there was il
the diggings." About this time Mack
ay had got his first 800, 900 together
and began casting sleeps eyes at tn,
fair widow. He paid her some atten
tions, and some one laughingly rallie,
her about it, and suggested that sh
wonld do well to marry him, where
upon there ensued very large pou
and string of adjcctives not alto
gether complimentary to the swain.
| SHE MARRIED MACKAY
do not vouch Tor this. I only re
peat the then current Comstock COS
sip. At all events she did MARI,
Mackay; and what a change was there
my countrymen. 1t looks not unlik,
marriage of convenience, as MADAME
moves amid foreign scenes of grandeur
and "haughty halls OF light, all in he
silk attire" while Der lord and haste
drifts around in $12 suit of tweed, AN,
wonders what Madame finds so yer,
enhancing about Paris. She has tia
finest diamonds in existence, gives tn
grandest fetes, reclines in palaces an,
has pie every day if she wants it.
It must make Flood, another mem
Der of the "bonanza" firm, laugh
hoarse, gloating laugh when he reflect
that score of years ago himself AM
BILLY" O'Brien kept the "Auctiol
Lunch" saloon on Washington stree
opposite the postotiice in San Fran
cisco, and the lunch WAS brough
down regularly at ii O'Clock ever,
morning by Mrs. Flooll A round q
beef, few potatoes, some bread, but
ter and radishes. o me! o my! BIZ
the wonderful lamp must have beel
| lying around on some of the bacl
shelves, and certainly Jim" Floo'
must have rubbed up against it by &C
cident, for it Is related that when tn
genii appeared and asked to know
their wishes the partners were so over
come with surprise that they treate
five people who were in the saloon
Billy OBrien finally made known hi
wishes. GAIL l want" he SAID, 81
enough to keep full for ten years" II
got his wish. He lasted just ten year
after he got his pile, and died after
big spree, leaving more than 1000,
600 to be divided among his sister
children.
| FLOOD ASKED FOR THE EARTH.
Flood asked for the earth, and hs
been trying to get it ever since. II
has got q mortgage on a big lot of i
too! His house at Menlo Park is III
e1ualed on this continent. Architec
and builders received carte blanch,
and now "Me Lord Flood" late OF til
"Auction LUNCH" lays off in stat
sips his wines or ice cream ut viii